IFIR invites you to hear Bahar Munzir
Wednesday 15 March 6pm-9pm
Room 804, Institute of Education
Bahar will be discussing the plight of Yazedi women who have escaped ISIS. She will also talk about the many women and children refugees displaced from Mosul.
24th February 2017.
A new offensive to retake the western part of Mosul from ISIS has started. This follows a formal announcement of the Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi on 19 February.
17th February 2017
Child marriage dramatically increased among Internally Displaced Persons in Kurdistan Iraq following the ISIS attack on Mosul and the eastern region of Iraq in 2014.
10th February 2017.
Tens of thousands of Internally Displaced Families (IDFs) are
Since the Mosul operation started thousands of people have sought refuge across all parts Iraq. A high number of people from Mosul are now living in Ninwa and Baghdad. Those fleeing Mosul suffer from increasing unmet needs such as lack of food, clean water, medicine, tents and hygiene kits. Unfortunately not enough financial resources are being put in place by Iraq’s Government’ to support those in desperate need.
The government continues to raise taxes on working people. including the 4 million, 500 thousand state’s employees in addition to more than 2 million retired persons to secure revenue to help both the Internally displaced people and raise funds for Al-Hashd Al-Shabi( Shi’a Militia). This is % 4.8 compulsory cut of the state servants monthly payments. While 3% of this payment goes to both parties, %1.8 is paid to the state administration. This amounts to US $ 4 billions. This is still much less than required to address
internally displaced people’s (IDPs) needs. It still however creates financial difficulties for the state workers in particular those on a low income, causing more difficulty and financial hardship. In addition, this revenue is subjected to corruption, given the lack of law and order in the state.
IFIR believes that the state should take responsibility to respond to the IDPs and ensure enough resources are in place, and stop imposing compulsory cuts to wages and an increase in taxes on state workers, but leave it to voluntary donations.
The International Federation of Iraqi refugees continues its humanitarian task of assisting the IDPs. We extend our call to all human rights organisations in particular those who support refugees to collaborate with us to continue to relieve suffering and save lives of IDPs in Iraq.
Contact details of Baghdad Branch:
Tel: 00964 (0) 7800063048
Email: janan12@hotmail.co.uk
Skype: janan.aljabiri
Website: http://www.federationifir.com
Main Branch- London:
Tel: 44(0) 7856032991
Kurdistan details:
Tel:00964(0)770724343
23th January 2017. International Organization for Migration (IOM) stated on the 6th January that the number of displaced persons since the second offensive in Mosul on 29th December 2016 has reached 22,217 families (133,302 individuals). Many have been displaced from the fighting pushing them from three directions into eastern districts where the battle has been deadlocked. The IOM also estimated that 700,000 civilians are trapped in the city largely inaccessible to humanitarian organisations. The UN High Commissioner for Refugees stated that 160,836 Internally displaced persons (IDPs) from Mosul and surrounding areas since the military offensive began on 17 October.
19 January 2017
We are delighted to announce that the International Federation of Iraqi Refugees (IFIR) has opened a new branch in Baghdad-Iraq. This will enable IFIR to expand its work and to support Internally Displaced People (IPDs) in the capital of Iraq, Baghdad. .
AVC International in coordination with a team from International Federation of Iraqi Refugees (IFIR) distributed 2000 heaters to the Yazdi refugees in Sinjar Mountain on 9th January this year. Ari Jalal, the IFIR representative of Sulaimania stated that the IFIR were able to distribute 1400 heaters to refugee families, hospitals and schools in the area. The distribution of the heaters was based on decisions made by the refugees.
